Lancet
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The COVID-19 pandemic had direct and indirect effects on health. Indirect effects on long term medical conditions (LTCs) are unclear. We examined trends in recorded incidences of LTCs and quantified differences between expected rates and observed rates from 2020 onwards. ⋯ This work was supported by the Wales COVID-19 Evidence Centre, funded by Health and Care Research Wales.
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Socioeconomic inequalities in common mental health disorders (CMDs) cut across each step in the cascade of care: less affluent individuals have a higher lifetime prevalence of CMDs, are less likely to utilise treatment, and less likely to perceive the treatment as helpful when they do receive it. Here, I test whether such socioeconomic inequalities exist globally across 113 countries and, additionally, which psychological and country-level factors are associated with the three health outcomes (ie, CMD prevalence, treatment utilisation, and helpfulness). ⋯ Economic and Social Research Council.
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Walking and cycling can be beneficial to health. Restrictions for motor vehicles outside schools could be one way to encourage activity but few evaluations exist. We aimed to explore the potential of such a scheme on children's active commuting, intervention mechanisms, and the utility of routinely collected data for evaluation. ⋯ UK Medical Research Council.
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The National Health Service (NHS) Long Term Plan is a national policy that offers a package of treatment and support, called the NHS-funded tobacco dependence service, to help people stop smoking. It will be offered to people who smoke and are admitted to hospital by 2023-24. We present preliminary findings from our study, aiming to describe the contexts that the NHS-funded tobacco dependence services is being implemented in, including current service provisions. ⋯ NIHR's National Priority Areas Research Programme 2020-23 via the Prevention Including Behavioural Risk Factors Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Consortium.
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Food prepared out-of-home is typically energy dense and nutrient poor. Online food delivery services such as Just Eat and Deliveroo facilitate access to this food. The number of outlets accessible through these services reportedly increased in England during the COVID-19 pandemic, possibly exacerbating inequalities in access to unhealthy food. We investigated changes in online food outlet access, and the extent to which they were socioeconomically patterned throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ National Institute for Health Care Research School for Public Health Research, Medical Research Council.